FYJC (Pune): 24% Seats Remain Vacant after Nine Rounds

After the conclusion of the ninth round of Centralised Admission Process for FYJC (First-Year Junior Colleges) Pune, 24% seats (21,295) remain vacant for the academic session 2017-18. According to the official data disclosed by Deputy Director’s Office (Pune), of all the applicants, maximum number of students opted for commerce (36,955 students).

This number was closely followed by arts (8,790 students) streams in Marathi medium. A total number of 37,920 students opted for Science stream this year. The official data further revealed that a total number of 160 junior colleges out of 271, recorded 100% admissions. Surprisingly, 28 junior colleges that offer courses in science stream, enrolled less than 20 students.

This year, FYJC admissions have been conducted through four regular rounds. These include two special rounds and three rounds based on first come first serve basis. This year, 2,628 students sought admission under management quota, while 57,417 students enrolled under CAP. Overall, 71,055 students sought admission to arts, science, commerce and vocational courses.

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During the initial rounds of FYJC, students were nervous due to the higher cut-offs. Seats in many popular colleges were filled in the first, second and third rounds. Many students were left with limited options due to heavy competition.

After the third round, the competition got tougher and many of the colleges did not lower their cut-off for the fourth round. With the rise in number of students applying to popular colleges, many colleges had even increased the cut-offs after the second round. Over 30 colleges recorded 100% admissions after the conclusion of the third round.

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